AzCAN News & Updates

June 15, 2023

2023-2024 CAP Training Course Schedule is LIVE

• All fall courses are open for registration.

• CAP scholarships are still available.

• You can expect relevant course content that is focused on immediate implementation with Arizona students and families, middle school through high school.

• All 13 5-week CAP courses require a maximum of 15 seat hours to complete.

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Adelante Scholarship - July 1 Deadline

Designed for students whose educational journeys were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adelante Scholarship will provide a one time award of up to $6,000 for the academic year ($2,000 - $3,000) per semester.

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All Things FAFSA

In anticipation of the release of the 2024-2025 FAFSA, NCAN has launched a resource for school counselors, educators, and college access professionals - Better FAFSA page. This page features a calendar of upcoming Better FAFSA-related training and dates, tools and resources to help you prepare, and much more!

June FAFSA Webinars

• June 20 Better FAFSA Better Future Q&A - Session 1

• June 22 Student Aid Index - Part 1

• June 27 Student Aid Index - Part 2

Become an Ask Benji Partner

Bring Ask Benji to your school! Partnership is free and it delivers FAFSA knowledge to families through a simple texting system.

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Welcome to Jenn's Corner!

Hear from Jennifer Murphy, Ph.D., NCC, and Senior Director of Attainment & AzCAN on this month's updates.

NCAN Conference

Will you be at the NCAN Conference in October? Education Forward Arizona and AzCAN will be planning a mixer - details TBD. Reach out to Dr. Jennifer Murphy to be added to a communication thread!

Arizona ACT Conference

Interested in presenting a breakout session at the conference? Submit your proposal by this Friday, June 16.

Job Board

Program M anager,

Student Expedition Program

Work directly with high achieving, low-income, first-generation college-bound high school students and their parents in the metropolitan Phoenix area to facilitate STEP’s College Prep and Leadership Program.

AdviseAZ AmeriCorps Advisor,

Advise AZ

Do you know any college students who have a passion to support Arizona high school students? This role will help students with their post-high school planning in the capacity of a near-peer advisor. The positions begin September 11, 2023 and end May 31, 2024. Email Johnathon Moore for more information.

PHX Library Summer Sessions

Share with your students these free, virtual summer programs to help with college prep! View schedule here .

And our June AzCAN College Access Superhero is...

Diana Miller from Tempe Union High School District!

Diana is in her first year in her role as College and Career Readiness Coordinator within TUHSD and has already made an impact for students and staff alike. Read our blog to learn about Diana's tremendous impact.

In an effort to acknowledge and celebrate the unprecedented work being done around the state to support Arizona students to enroll and persist in, please take a moment to nominate a colleague, department, or organization to be our July superhero!

Everything to Gain in the Arizona Republic

Join the Campaign

The Everything to Gain initiative, built with the mission to help close Arizona's 500k degree/certification gap, is in full swing! The below letter, signed by 15 Arizona university and college presidents, was in the Arizona Republic! Read the letter here and show your support by signing up for our communication list.